NEWPORT, R.I. – There’s no shortage of issues facing the city this year. From major sewer repairs to a state funding gap, 2010 promises to be perhaps one of the most challenging years in recent memory. But what’s the one issue that you think needs the most serious attention?
Have your say in our first poll of 2010.
What is the most pressing issue facing the city in 2010?
- Our water and sewer infrastructure. Repairs need to made to ensure clean drinking and swimming water. (47%, 42 Votes)
- Our business climate. With the state among the worst in unemployment, Newport needs to create a more business-friendly climate to lure in new employers and keep the ones that are here. (23%, 21 Votes)
- City finances. The city needs to shore up its finances, finding savings where it can, and raising taxes if need be. (14%, 13 Votes)
- Our roads. Newport's roads are in rough shape, and the city needs to squeeze every dime out of the voter-approved road bond. (8%, 7 Votes)
- The school question. Newporters must decide on a new elementary school plan. (4%, 4 Votes)
- Other. (4%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 90
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Newport, RI
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Finances might be rough & tough – yet raising any taxes is never a solution, City Hall needs to manage with whats it has and cut everything else, especially the lousy DPW crews who drive about in the snow with their plows UP ?????? Whats is that an OT game ??
Don’t blame the crews at DPW for little or no leadership in the Department, they do what they are told to do, maybe the city should change the bosses